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50 Times People Had A Terrible Time During Thanksgiving And Posted These Pics Online To Get Some Sympathy
Buckle up, everyone, we’re about to have a Thanksgiving ride! The title speaks for itself. Call it a seasonal family comedy drama with action elements and a totally unpredictable ending.
Introverts may take it as a horror movie, thanks to the four walls without a possibility to exit and a bunch of people throwing ‘what are you doing with your life’-sorta questions at you. For those who are introducing their partners to the family, it may feel like a romantic movie until an uncle makes an inappropriate comment. But for the most part it’s a wild cooking show with special effects. Just think of how many charcoal turkeys, shattered ovens, dropped pumpkin pies, and whatnot there will be across the country. I'll just leave it here.
For those wondering how come we still love Thanksgiving so much, it’s basically the only thing that gets our families together. We may argue over politics, vaccines, housing prices, and whatnot, but hey, we love each other and that’s what matters. Plus, we stuff our bellies.
So just in time for Thanksgiving, we have a special treat for you—this dramatic list of funny Thanksgiving failures that’s basically a to-do list of “what not to do.” Enjoy!
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Cut A Lemon In Half And Place It Under Turkey Skin To Lighten The Mood This Thanksgiving
I'm Not Sad I'm Working Thanksgiving, I'm Sad My Donut Shop Is Closed
Traditions
It’s crazy to think that the most awaited holidays of the year may bring so much stress to so many of us. With so many responsibilities, family reunions, elaborate dinners, first time introductions, and you name it, a tiny thing can spark a conflict. Especially in times where people are opinionated about things like politics and coronavirus, as well being as anxious as ever.
And as if the year hasn’t been rough enough, half of Americans think Thanksgiving will be twice as stressful this year because of COVID-19, according to research. The new survey conducted on behalf of HelloFresh found that 53% think the stress will be double this year, with one in ten not even celebrating.
Last Year My Brother Had To Work On Thanksgiving. He Asked Me To Save Him A Little Bit Of Everything
My 17 Year Old Cousin Made This For The Family Thanksgiving Party. Took Me A Good 30 Minutes To Notice
I Think The Neighbor's Turkey Is Done
Due to the pressure, with so much up in the air this year with COVID-19, the survey also found 18% of respondents will be cooking their own Thanksgiving dinners for the first time this year. The number of loners on Thanksgiving is somewhat never seen before as the dinner was normally spent with ones' closest family members and/or friends.
Much of the stress is actually heightened by the fact that one is expected to have a perfect evening, with everyone happy to see each other, and having lots of things to catch up on after a chaotic year. So no wonder that the same survey showed that more than a half, 52%, said they feel pressure to make this Thanksgiving absolutely perfect.
Carving The Turkey
Got Snowed In So We Had To Work With What We Had. I Present Meatloaf “Turkey”, Complete With Little Smokie Stuffing. Happy Thanksgiving Y’all
Someone Asked Me What I Use To Marinate My Turkey, I Told Them I Use The Marinating Drawer In The Fridge... Why, What Do You Use?
Another set of interesting findings about how Americans are going to spend Thanksgiving was made by a Quinnipiac University poll which was released on Monday. It found that 66% of adults are “hoping to avoid” conversations about politics at the dinner table this year, a sentiment that includes most Democrats, Republicans and independents. Meanwhile, 21% of respondents can’t be more excited about the prospect. They said that they are “looking forward” to hashing out their political views at a dinner table.
Thanksgiving Dinner Was Lit
Instead of grabbing fire extinguisher, grab phone, take pics and let gramps fry.
Happy Thanksgiving From My Little Sisters First Ever Turkey
Spent Thanksgiving Morning In ER Because I Had Sharp Pains In My Belly Area. Turns Out I Have An Ovarian Cyst. In The Spirit Of Giving Enjoy A Pic Of Me Doped Up On Morphine. Happy Thanksgiving
Tim Malloy, Quinnipiac University Polling Analyst, commented: “A heaping serving of political back and forth with your cranberries and stuffing? No way, say Americans, who would far rather feast on the big meal than feud with each other on Turkey Day.”
The poll also shows that Americans are in a giving mood this holiday season, with 89 percent saying they plan to donate “about the same” or “more” to charity than they did last year, while just 7 percent say they plan to give less. According to him, “The pandemic nightmare may have brought emotional, and in some cases, financial upheaval to American homes, but it did not chip away at their charitable instincts.”
Yes, A Happy Thanksgiving To All
I Removed The Skin Before Carving My Turkey And Made A Thanksgiving Burrito
Jell-O Shot Casserole: Because I’m Too Lazy To Do Individual Shot Glasses. It’s The Perfect Thanksgiving Tradition
Experts warn that high expectations from friends about dinner, gifts and other treats may feel overwhelming and worsen the anxiety. The pressure may result in worsening depression, family fights, or even mental breakdowns. And for those who already suffer from symptoms of depression or anxiety, they can worsen significantly during Thanksgiving.
So let's take a deep breath, everyone! Let those pies drop, turkeys burn, family feuds erupt. If we can't change the world around us, we can at least change our attitude about it. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
I Call This Performance Piece "Thanksgiving Eve"
She should focus more on cooking and not on looking for ants on the carpet. ;)
Merry Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Delight
Happy Thanksgiving
Deep-fried turkeys are tricky. At least I see crackers on the table. No one goes hungry.
A Thanksgiving Classic
I'm guessing that the similarity to an Ood out of Doctor Who is intentional?
Thanksgiving Is Cancelled
Happy Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving Fail. Someone Order The Pizza
The Turkeys Might Have Been Burned But The Laughter And The Company Were All That Mattered. Happy Thanksgiving
My Grocery Store Sells These Beauties
I'm English, but what I've gathered from this thread is that you need balls to survive Thanksgiving
Everyone Complains About Their Family After Thanksgiving, But Mine Truly Are Monsters
Stayed Up Until 4 Am Baking My First Fully From Scratch Apple Pie For Thanksgiving. Stayed Up Until 4:30 Am Having A Breakdown Over Dropping It
The Turkey My Wife Bought For Thanksgiving
'Looks like you're jumping straight to the leftover turkey sandwich phase.
My Friend Dropped His Thanksgiving Turkey
Our Thanksgiving Cake
My Thanksgiving Monstrosity
Dog Pulled The Turkey Off The Counter And Shattered The Glass Dish It Was In
Spent 4 Hours In The Emergency Room On Thanksgiving Day. Today I Received The Post-Insurance Bill. Screw American Healthcare
It's beyond time for the U.S. to have universal healthcare. We're dying and going broke. Make Thanksgiving uncomfortable this year. Talk about the importance of affordable prescriptions, doctor visits, and more with your family and friends. We need to get everyone in this country on the same page and away from the fear-mongering.
Why, Of All Days, On Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving
My Apartment Building Burned Down This Afternoon. Happy Thanksgiving I Guess
My Cat Ruined Thanksgiving
First Year Mom Trusted Me With The Turkey
My “Family-Oriented” Company Provided Thanksgiving Dinner Since They Couldn’t Bother To Let Us Go Home
Thanksgiving 2019, Have I Hit Rock Bottom?
Anyone Want A Slice Of The Turdkey Cake?
I Tried
The Fruit Tart My Wife Made From Scratch. Happy Thanksgiving
The Way My Roommate Ate This Pie I Bought For Thanksgiving
It's Not Truly Thanksgiving Until Heather Drops A Cheesecake In The Floor
Just An Fyi - These Are My 2 1/2 Hour Baked Biscuits. Easy Baking Instructions - Put Biscuits In Oven Then Leave For 2 1/2 Hours Then Come Home To A Smokey House
Why would you ever LEAVE with food in the oven?!! My mom would freak out at me even leaving the room
Really Looking Forward To Some Custard Pumpkin Pie For Thanksgiving
These Were Supposed To Be Mini Pumpkin Pies, However, The Crust Crumbled On Every Single One When I Pulled Them Out Of The Pan
I Think Someone Was Not Pleased With His Share Of The Thanksgiving Turkey
It’s A Good Sign You Ruined Thanksgiving When The Bird Comes Out Of The Oven Looking Like The Iceman Ötzi
I Made This All For Friends That Rsvp’d. No One Showed Up. :-/
I Faced The Ultimate Pumpkin Pie This Thanksgiving
Forget about it, put it on the freezer and eat it between thanksgiving and xmas.
Found Out I Had Covid Right Before A Friendsgiving. Was Gonna Treat Myself To The Mac And Cheese I Had Made, But Put The Dish On A Burner I Didn't Know Was On
Apparently, pyrex explodes when exposed to direct heat.
Fell Down 3 Stairs On Thanksgiving Weekend, Had To Have Ankle Reconstruction Today
Happy Thanksgiving Everyone
Shout Out To All Of You Who Get Stuck Doing All The Thanksgiving Dishes
The amount of dishes is absolutely not the problem (coming from a family of eight without dishwasher) but are these people too lazy or too stupid to clear the plates and stack them sensibly? For doing the dishes you need to have free access to a clean sink, first of all. And you should pre sort everything according to how greasy it is. Glasses and cups first, then cutlery, then plates, pots and pans last. This way you do not have to change the water too often in between. Why is everything piled up like they threw it from the dining room door? And why is there so much stuff still on the plates? Doing dishes is no problem - guests without manners are!
Refrigerator Decided To Call It Quits On The One Job It Had - Getting Cold! On The Day Before Thanksgiving
In the middle of a pandemic after I just stocked up for my state shutting down.
This Hotdog Was The Thank You Meal For Working On Thanksgiving
Hopefully Everyone’s Thanksgiving Was Less Eventful Than Ours. I’m Pretty Sure I’ve Never Browned Marshmallows On The Top Of Our Sweet Potatoes Without Burning Them
Thanksgiving Fail. Hot Fudge Pie Recipe Didn’t Say What Size Pan. Apparently Needed Bigger Pie Dish
First, *Not a fail!* It will still be yummy, just use a spoon to serve....I learned just this way to put a cookie sheet under the goodie you are baking. Second, *you are a rock star for baking*!
Everything’s Okay. Everything’s Okay. Now We Know What Happens When Cranberry Sauce Boils Over A Lot
Dude just put the excess on another pan!!! With a laddle, for CS!!!
Lesson Learned. Always Have A Backup Turkey. Texas Deep Fat Fried. We Left It In An Extra Three Minutes And Quickly Regretted It
You aren't worthy of wearing a BBQ Tshirt, if you can't fry a turkey!!!
My Friend "Smoked" A Turkey
I Tried To Make A Pie For Thanksgiving
Maybe the pre-made pie crust should be put in a cake pan... with a liquid filling ..
Someone In My House Decided To Heat Up Their Pizza (In My Pre-Heated Oven). They Cranked It Up To Broil And Never Turned It Back Down Or Told Me
2 minutes after my pies were in I smelled burning sugar and pulled them out, but the damage was done... Hopefully, they'll still taste decent if we can eat around the burnt bits.
Thanksgiving Fail
My Cat Ate My Turkey While It Was Thawing In The Sink For Thanksgiving
While Many Are Posting Their Beautiful Golden Turkeys And Perfectly Set Tables, I’m More For Keepin’ It Real. This Is My Green Bean Casserole. On The Ground. In My Driveway
I was looking forward to it quite frankly. Par for the course in 2020 I suppose.
Line Oven With Tin Foil To Catch Thanksgiving Drippings
Happy Thanksgiving Earthlings
I Hope Everyone Had A Happy And Safe Thanksgiving
Turkey Crafted From Spam, Merry Thanksgiving
Sometimes you just have to work with what you’ve got. You did well.
Perfect Start To Thanksgiving
Until I saw this thread..............I never knew SO many people liked eating off the floor!!!
These Are Dinner Rolls, Allegedly
Happy Thanksgiving
So Ummm Yeah What Did Your Thanksgiving Turkey Look Like?
Thanksgiving Fail
This was 1 of our restaurant purchases “cooked” turkey breast. Thankfully our other purchased bird was actually cooked.
Obligatory Thanksgiving Turkey
It’s Not Black, It’s Off-Brown
It reminds me of the glowing ember outfits Katniss and Peeta wore in "Catching Fire".
Happy Thanksgiving My Fellow Friends
I just feel bad for the ppl who have to clean up these messes. I know from experience this sort of thing can be really stressful
Thanksgiving Night. The Perfect Time For The Microwave Door To Shatter
We Tried Using Pilgrim And Indian Cookie Cutters To Make The Pie Top For Thanksgiving And It Came Out Looking A Little "Holocausty"
I mean, to be accurate, colonizers plus indigenous folks did result in genocide, so you're not that far off.
We're Also Here, Wishing Everyone A Happy Thanksgiving
The Turkey Mascot Of 2020. Thankful It Still Tasted Ok
I And My Girlfriend Was Making Stuffing For Her Mom’s Early Thanksgiving
Heard A Crash In The Middle Of The Night And Thought It Was A Cat Knocking Something Over But Couldn't Find Anything. Found This In The Morning. Happy Thanksgiving
Bake Until Golden Brown
Would’ve been a lot easier to deep fry them. I made homemade fried onions for a gluten-free green bean casserole for the first time yesterday. Slice the onions really thin, soak them in buttermilk (or soured milk) for a half hour, drain/start heating up an inch or two of oil in a deep frying pan/mix flour, salt, pepper, sugar in a ziploc/drop the drained onions in the bag and shake to coat/when the oil is at 350 degrees F, drop batches of the floured onions in and fry for about 3 minutes until lightly golden—-use metal slotted spoon to gently break up clumps or they’ll stick together/remove and cool on paper towels. Damn if they weren’t just like the store bought—-only tastier—-and worked just as well in the casserole.
Sofia Made Chocolate Pie For Thanksgiving And Then Dropped It In The Floor
It Was Delicious
Sums Up 2020 When Your Hands Forget To Hold Tight
If 2020 Was A Pie Crust
Someone From My Snapchat At Thanksgiving
So My Mom Set The Oven To 225°c And Not 225°f. Luckily We Had Another Turkey
Is 225 a typo? 225 is a weird temp to cook anything, especially a turkey, no? Idt I've ever seen ANY recipe that calls for an oven to be set to anything lower than 325.
Dad Forgot The Turkey Was In The Oven
This is clearly an overdone fried turkey. Evidence-The submersion harness.
My Thanksgiving Leftovers
Thanksgiving Tacos
Flaming Hot Cheetos Thanksgiving Turkey
Our Precooked Turkey
Yep. That’s About Right For 2020. Deep Fryer Fail
When There Are To Many Calories In Turkey But You Want A Good Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving Cupcake Array My Friend Made
It's actually kinda cute... if you can ignore the wiener-looking part of it.
Thanksgiving Cookie Cake At Target
Thanksgiving Has Begun
Thanksgiving Week Level 10 Migraine - Much More Than A Headache!
This Was 2020 But Here You Go
Gordon Hayward can cook a turkey as well as he can not snap his leg. not well at all.
In conclusion; cooking turkeys is hard, ensure that your fire extinguishers and smoke alarms are in good working order, don’t cook pies in those flimsy aluminium pie dishes and don’t let Heather touch your cheesecake .
Now I want "Don't let Heather touch your cheesecake" on a t-shirt.
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I see lots of stress here on this thread and I feel sorry for those who put in so much effort to feed family and friends to see it go to hell. I find it funny and sad....
I agree... I think a lot of the cooks in this gallery were new to it, and tried complicated things that were just beyond their skill set. They also were probably stressed and in a hurry, which would be why a lot of the dropped food happened. It takes a lot of experience to be able to cook a whole fancy meal, and most good cooks have failed time and again. My years in the kitchen taught me when in doubt, do a practice run before the big event for anything you've never cooked before, and put a tray under anything in the oven, and always use two hands to move food from place to place.
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I don’t understand the “in the oven too long” ones most of the time. Have you no sense of smell? My room smells like the turkey brine and the turkey hasn’t even been cooked yet, how do people just forget about food in the oven?
Fair enough. I also have the exact same question... were do all those people have their ovens?? A mile away from their kitchens??
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for nothing more than a bunch of likes in their online posts
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I've never read a bored panda article and exclaimed" WHAT'S THAT ABOMINATION ?! KILL IT ! KILL IT WITH FIRE!! " so many times...
My worst Thanksgiving fail EVER, was last year. Letting mom talk us into going to Cracker Barrel instead of me cooking. What a f*****g clown joke. Food was truly bad, and I felt like s**t because people had to work that day instead of being home with their families. Everything about it was the whole reason I generally despise holidays to begin with.
turkey deep-fried in fresh peanut oil is very, very, good... Once you have had it that way, you will never go back to oven-baked turkey... But always do this outside, never in your garage or house... study youtube videos before attempting the first time... too much oil will splash out and set the world on fire... so enjoy, but BE CAREFUL!!! deep-fryer...e39c91.jpg 
I haven't tried deep-fried turkey but the idea of needing a firetruck on stand-by to have it makes me think oven-baked is completely fine ;-)
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A lot of repeats - dropped dishes, charred turkeys, broken ovens. Still, they all make you appreciate a Thanksgiving that goes, at least for the most part, without a hitch.
I never understand the amount of pre-made stuff…you can buy most of it from a store and it tastes the same or even better AND less work!
Because we actually like our old family recipes and the store-bought stuff isn't even close. I never understand why so many people buy from the store when you can usually make it from scratch almost as quickly, usually far more cheaply and you can control the taste.
Load More Replies... I see the worst for that last one. Who rsvps and then ghosts? Why did all her friends do that? My sister’s MIL had her oven s**t the bed for t-day. Fortunately it was such a big event that she was doing turkeys the night before, so when the door fell off the oven when she went to put one in, they still had time to buy a new one. Will be stealing the Jell-O shot casserole idea and trying to convince my family it’s a good idea for a new tradition.
Also, had a former coworker whose new plant manager did the “we’ll have thanksgiving dinner on site so you can keep working.” Said manager apparently legit didn’t grasp why the catering didn’t boost morale.
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3/4 of my family are antivax Covidiots who spent every holiday and birthday and summer trips together despite not living together. Got together in 2020. Got together again in 2021. I guess being a compassionate human was far too confusing. As someone high risk, it's nice knowing your family couldn't give 2 sh!ts about not passing around a virus the whole world is suffering from. And doing their part to show it, by not getting together and vaxxing so we can stop this thing.
There should be more turkey carving vs fingers/thumbs incidents on here - A&E in the UK at Christmas is always full of dads who have sliced into their hands.
Who doesn't check on their turkey every now and then, and surely you need to keep basting it? Worst Christmas Turkey (no Thxgvg in UK), was when my dad almost sliced his thumb off carving it.
Why do people have so much trouble cooking Thanksgiving turkey? We had turkey for Christmas dinner ever since I was a child and never did I see it burned. Is it men cooking, who don't read the instructions or what?
What the hell is up with all these clumsy oafs dropping food? I've never had that happen, and I've never *seen* it happen. I suppose part of that could be because my family holiday get-togethers have always been alcohol-free, but still. If you're too buzzed to take a pie out of the oven without dropping it, let somebody else handle the job.
I don't get why so many people can't take something out of the oven without dropping it.
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Despite its problematic history, many US Americans use Thanksgiving as an opportunity to get together with friends/family, as well as reflect on the year and what they're thankful for. It's not really that odd.
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Tell us you don't know any good cooks without telling us you don't know any good cooks.
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I mean, you could totally drop a vegan pizza or a potato casserole, too. It's not exclusive to meat-eaters to drop food ;-) (also totally not exclusive for Americans, except for the date they drop it)
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In conclusion; cooking turkeys is hard, ensure that your fire extinguishers and smoke alarms are in good working order, don’t cook pies in those flimsy aluminium pie dishes and don’t let Heather touch your cheesecake .
Now I want "Don't let Heather touch your cheesecake" on a t-shirt.
Load More Replies... I see lots of stress here on this thread and I feel sorry for those who put in so much effort to feed family and friends to see it go to hell. I find it funny and sad....
I agree... I think a lot of the cooks in this gallery were new to it, and tried complicated things that were just beyond their skill set. They also were probably stressed and in a hurry, which would be why a lot of the dropped food happened. It takes a lot of experience to be able to cook a whole fancy meal, and most good cooks have failed time and again. My years in the kitchen taught me when in doubt, do a practice run before the big event for anything you've never cooked before, and put a tray under anything in the oven, and always use two hands to move food from place to place.
Load More Replies... I don’t understand the “in the oven too long” ones most of the time. Have you no sense of smell? My room smells like the turkey brine and the turkey hasn’t even been cooked yet, how do people just forget about food in the oven?
Fair enough. I also have the exact same question... were do all those people have their ovens?? A mile away from their kitchens??
Load More Replies... for nothing more than a bunch of likes in their online posts
Load More Replies... I've never read a bored panda article and exclaimed" WHAT'S THAT ABOMINATION ?! KILL IT ! KILL IT WITH FIRE!! " so many times...
My worst Thanksgiving fail EVER, was last year. Letting mom talk us into going to Cracker Barrel instead of me cooking. What a f*****g clown joke. Food was truly bad, and I felt like s**t because people had to work that day instead of being home with their families. Everything about it was the whole reason I generally despise holidays to begin with.
turkey deep-fried in fresh peanut oil is very, very, good... Once you have had it that way, you will never go back to oven-baked turkey... But always do this outside, never in your garage or house... study youtube videos before attempting the first time... too much oil will splash out and set the world on fire... so enjoy, but BE CAREFUL!!! deep-fryer...e39c91.jpg
I haven't tried deep-fried turkey but the idea of needing a firetruck on stand-by to have it makes me think oven-baked is completely fine ;-)
Load More Replies... A lot of repeats - dropped dishes, charred turkeys, broken ovens. Still, they all make you appreciate a Thanksgiving that goes, at least for the most part, without a hitch.
I never understand the amount of pre-made stuff…you can buy most of it from a store and it tastes the same or even better AND less work!
Because we actually like our old family recipes and the store-bought stuff isn't even close. I never understand why so many people buy from the store when you can usually make it from scratch almost as quickly, usually far more cheaply and you can control the taste.
Load More Replies... I see the worst for that last one. Who rsvps and then ghosts? Why did all her friends do that? My sister’s MIL had her oven s**t the bed for t-day. Fortunately it was such a big event that she was doing turkeys the night before, so when the door fell off the oven when she went to put one in, they still had time to buy a new one. Will be stealing the Jell-O shot casserole idea and trying to convince my family it’s a good idea for a new tradition.
Also, had a former coworker whose new plant manager did the “we’ll have thanksgiving dinner on site so you can keep working.” Said manager apparently legit didn’t grasp why the catering didn’t boost morale.
Load More Replies... 3/4 of my family are antivax Covidiots who spent every holiday and birthday and summer trips together despite not living together. Got together in 2020. Got together again in 2021. I guess being a compassionate human was far too confusing. As someone high risk, it's nice knowing your family couldn't give 2 sh!ts about not passing around a virus the whole world is suffering from. And doing their part to show it, by not getting together and vaxxing so we can stop this thing.
There should be more turkey carving vs fingers/thumbs incidents on here - A&E in the UK at Christmas is always full of dads who have sliced into their hands.
Who doesn't check on their turkey every now and then, and surely you need to keep basting it? Worst Christmas Turkey (no Thxgvg in UK), was when my dad almost sliced his thumb off carving it.
Why do people have so much trouble cooking Thanksgiving turkey? We had turkey for Christmas dinner ever since I was a child and never did I see it burned. Is it men cooking, who don't read the instructions or what?
What the hell is up with all these clumsy oafs dropping food? I've never had that happen, and I've never *seen* it happen. I suppose part of that could be because my family holiday get-togethers have always been alcohol-free, but still. If you're too buzzed to take a pie out of the oven without dropping it, let somebody else handle the job.
I don't get why so many people can't take something out of the oven without dropping it.
Load More Replies... Despite its problematic history, many US Americans use Thanksgiving as an opportunity to get together with friends/family, as well as reflect on the year and what they're thankful for. It's not really that odd.
Load More Replies... Tell us you don't know any good cooks without telling us you don't know any good cooks.
Load More Replies... I mean, you could totally drop a vegan pizza or a potato casserole, too. It's not exclusive to meat-eaters to drop food ;-) (also totally not exclusive for Americans, except for the date they drop it)
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